CVE-2010-3144 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 13.6% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Internet Connection Signup Wizard in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse smmscrpt.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains an ISP or INS file, aka "Internet Connection Signup Wizard Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 13.64% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2010-08-27 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows server 2003 |
| microsoft | windows xp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Internet Connection Signup Wizard - 'smmscrpt.dll' DLL Hijacking | 2010-08-25 |
References
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14754/
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024879
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-097
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11993
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14754/
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024879
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-097
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11993
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